Most of the things for sale in the store at the silk farm were ready to wear garments, accessories and home decor items, but there was a corner with fabric. I didn't want to get a fine lightweight silk, because I don't really need the kind of garment that would be made out of that kind of fabric, so I was looking at the fabric made with raw silk. I chose this one because of the warp and weft were different colors. I always like that effect.

But, when I unpacked it, I wasn't sure what it would go with. Anyway ...

Another day I was snooping around on ebay and typed in "handwoven fabric" and all sorts of neat stuff popped up. Lots of fabric from India and Southeast Asia! And this vintage Ikat Sari woven with red and green, the same colors as my silk, selling for $10 for the whole piece with shipping $7.99. Unbelievable!! really. Totally worth the gamble of having it sent clear round the world.

It is honest to goodness cotton Ikat with jacquard woven bands along the borders (the little circle motif). It's a lightweight fabric, almost a lawn and there are 5 1/2 yards, with the last half yard this beautiful band of the black pattern.

The two fabrics really go well together.

What to make??? I've lots of yardage, so something with a full skirt and then a jacket of the silk? We will see.

I love browsing the antique and vintage saris on ebay--the cotton and the silk. It's good to know that many sari descriptions use the term "art silk" to distinguish the polyester/manmade fabrics from "pure silk" natural fabrics.

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